inuusuttoq
Greenlandic
Etymology
From inuusuppoq (“is young”) + -toq (“one who [verb]s”).
Pronunciation
Noun
inuusuttoq (plural inuusuttut)
- young person
- 1998 May 7, “Tasiilami efterskoleqalernissaa Jakob Sivertsen-ip sulissutigaa”, in Atuagagdliutit / Grønlandsposten:
- 1988, “Anguteqatiminoortartoq: NIVIARSIAQQATUT PERORSAGAAVUNGA”, in Atuagagdliutit:
- Nielsi isumaqarpoq, inuusuttut angutit inuiqatigiit akornanni angajoqqaaminnillu aporfissaqartitaallutik namminneq inuttut inuuniarnerminni ajornartorsiuteqartartut mikinngitsumik.
- Niels believes that young men face significant obstacles within their communities and from their parents, leading them to experience considerable problems in their personal lives.
Declension
| case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | inuusuttoq | inuusuttut |
| ergative | inuusuttup | |
| allative | inuusuttumut | inuusuttunut |
| ablative | inuusuttumit | inuusuttunit |
| prolative | inuusuttukkut | inuusuttutigut |
| locative | inuusuttumi | inuusuttuni |
| instrumental | inuusuttumik | inuusuttunik |
| equative | inuusuttutut | |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “inuusuttoq“ in iserasuaat.gl